NAME¶

kubectl config set-context - Sets a context entry in kubeconfig

SYNOPSIS¶

kubectl config set-context [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION¶

Sets a context entry in kubeconfig Specifying a name that already exists will merge new fields on top of existing values for those fields.

OPTIONS¶

--cluster=""
cluster for the context entry in kubeconfig

--namespace=""
namespace for the context entry in kubeconfig

--user=""
user for the context entry in kubeconfig

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS¶

--alsologtostderr=false
log to standard error as well as files

--api-version=""
DEPRECATED: The API version to use when talking to the server

--certificate-authority=""
Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.

--client-certificate=""
Path to a client certificate file for TLS.

--client-key=""
Path to a client key file for TLS.

--context=""
The name of the kubeconfig context to use

--insecure-skip-tls-verify=false
If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.

--kubeconfig=""
use a particular kubeconfig file

--log-backtrace-at=:0
when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace

--log-dir=""
If non-empty, write log files in this directory

--log-flush-frequency=5s
Maximum number of seconds between log flushes

--logtostderr=true
log to standard error instead of files

--match-server-version=false
Require server version to match client version

--password=""
Password for basic authentication to the API server.

-s, --server=""
The address and port of the Kubernetes API server

--stderrthreshold=2
logs at or above this threshold go to stderr

--token=""
Bearer token for authentication to the API server.

--username=""
Username for basic authentication to the API server.

-v, --v=0
log level for V logs

--vmodule=
comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging

EXAMPLE¶

# Set the user field on the gce context entry without touching other values
kubectl config set-context gce --user=cluster-admin

SEE ALSO¶

kubectl-config(1),

HISTORY¶

January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!